Russians Ready for War Says Moscow Notes
A dispatch analyzes Moscow's stance on the European crisis. Russia denies seeking war while signaling readiness, implicates German actions on Ruhr and Turkish issues. It notes possible conflicts over Constantinople Straits, Mosul plebiscite deadlock, and French occupation costs, raising questions about France’s Ruhr strategy and Britain’s oil interests.
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Straits of
Constantinople
Russia
Turkey
England
Ruhr
Lausanne
Lord Curzon
Mosul
League of Nations
League
London
German Ruhr in Crisis as France Seizes Trade Control
French occupation authorities seize Ruhr stocks and control customs as Germany resists. Martial law, curfew and media censorship loom. Berlin warned that harsher measures will take effect if reparation talks fail.
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Duesseldorf
Duisburg
Ruhr
Berlin
Reich
DeGuette
Georgia Power Company Declares Dividend For First Time
Atlanta Feb 1 The Georgia Railway and Power company announced after a directors meeting that it will pay a dividend on its common stock for the first time in its history An additional 1 percent dividend is declared on common stock alongside the 2 percent on first preferred and 4 percent on second preferred stock Officers were reelected with W H Taylor and F L Butler named vice presidents C G Adsit and G W Brine also reappointed as vice presidents P M Atkinson remains chairman and P J Arkwright continues as president.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railway and Power Company
W. H. Taylor
F. L. Butler
M. Atkinson
P. 3. Arkwright
C. G. Adsit
G. W. Brine
Central Baptist Pastor Weighs Atlanta Call
Rev. Henry T. Brookshire of Central Baptist Church returned from Atlanta Wednesday night after discussing the pastorate offer extended to him by Woodward Avenue Baptist Church. He has not decided and will respond in a few days.
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Henry T. Brookshire
Central Baptist Church
Atlanta
Woodward Avenue Baptist Church
Brookshire
Floating caves of the Victoria Regia described
The article notes that the Victoria Regia giant water lily can reach diameters of up to 12 feet, highlighting its remarkable size and prominence among aquatic plants.
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Victoria Regia
Lunin to surrender on conspiracy charge in Chicago
Fred Lundin, former congressman long linked to the mayoral administration, will surrender in Chicago tomorrow afternoon on an indictment accusing him and twenty three others of conspiring to defraud the school board of a million dollars. His counsel says Lundin is en route today but gave no origin.
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Chicago
Fred Lundin
Thompson
Lundin
Early retirement forecast for Porto Rico Governor Reily
Washington Feb 1 Official quarters forecast early retirement from office for E Mont Reily governor of Porto Rico amid continual controversy. Secretary Weeks said health may prevent him staying in Porto Rico though he intends to return there.
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Washington
E. Mont Reily
Porto Rico
Weeks
Reily
Marietta Syrians Are Naturalized Citizens
In Marietta Georgia about fifty Syrian residents have become naturalized American citizens. United States Judge Samuel H Sibley wrote Governor Hardwick stating the Syrians are no longer under French government concern. The French embassy had inquired into a December dynamiting incident but the naturalization ends French authority over Syria. The Marietta mass meeting denounced the outrage and pledged lawful support for the Syrians.
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Atlanta
Marietta
Hardwick
United States
Samuel H. Sibley
Hughes
Syria
Sibley
Feast of Purification at Calvary Church
Tomorrow February 2 the Feast of the Purification will be observed with a holy communion at Calvary Church at 11 a m.
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Calvary Church
Americus Civic Leaders to Hear Malaria Control Talk
The Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis clubs host a dinner at Hotel Windsor with Dr. M. A. Ford of the Georgia State Board of Health speaking on malaria control. City officials, school leaders, and civic groups will attend, with music from the high school orchestra and Miss Melva Clark's singing.
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Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
Americus
City Board of Education
County Commissioners
Hotel Windsor
Rotarians
M. A. Fort
Georgia State Board of Health
Melva Clark
Whippings by Mobs Arouse Baconton Residents
Albany Feb 1 Two mob beatings in Baconton Mitchell county left a white man and a Black couple battered. Unmasked assailants called at a Black family home beating wife and children, followed by another brutal attack on a white man. Rewards posted for information to identify guilty parties.
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Albany
Baconton
Mitchell County
Passengers Hurt In Head On Collision Near Sumter
In Sumter South Carolina on February 1 a southbound Atlantic Coast Line passenger train No. 35 collided head on with a freight train at Privateer nine miles south of Sumter. Several passengers were injured in the morning wreck.
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Sumter
S. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Privateer
Sumter County tax books open for levy on taxes
Tax Receiver George D. Jones announced Sumter county tax books are open for the levy of county taxes. The books will remain open for three months through May 1, allowing taxpayers to list and assess their obligations.
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Sumter
George D. Jones
Souther Field among bases eyed for sale by government
United States may publish disposal of Souther Field Americus and other camps under a House bill. Forts and reservations in seven Southern states including Virginia North Carolina Florida and Georgia would be sold or auctioned if the legislation passes. War department would select the best method to dispose of the properties.
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Souther Field
United States
Americas
House of Representatives
Washington
Americus
Florida
South Carolina
Kentucky
Louisiana
Virginia
North Carolina
War Department
Ferry Point
Elizabeth River
Fort Nelson
Fort Monroe
Fort Powhatan
Willoughby Spit
Fort Humphreys
Beacon Island
Fort Macon
Three Die as Sawmill Boiler Explodes on Plantations
Monticello Feb 1 A sawmill boiler burst on Ben M Davidson’s plantation seven miles from town killing Alvin Carlyle 36 37 John Smith a Negro fireman and Young Jordan instantly The blast hurled bodies as far as 100 feet Injured William Bowden seriously rushed to Shady Dale hospital condition precarious Tye Davidson son of the owner was badly scalded Several negroes also scorched Bowden Carlyle have families Young Jordan survived by father and mother and several siblings
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Monticello
Ben M. Davidson
Alvin Carlyle
Lawrence H. Jordan
John Smith
Smith
Young Jordan
Mr. Carlyle
William Bowden
Shady Dale
Central of Georgia
Tye Davidson
Bowden
Carlyle
Jordan
Fire stops major Montezuma blaze near landmarks
A rear fire at the Kroll property in Montezuma Tuesday afternoon was checked by prompt fire department action. The blaze threatened the Minor hotel the Carnegie library and a Ford service station but was contained before spreading, preventing a much larger disaster.
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Montezuma
Kroll
Ford
Mustard plaster claim disputed by use of egg white
A health note asserts that mustard plasters will not blister when the white of an egg is used in the preparation. The statement presents a home remedy belief without providing clinical evidence.
Mellon Calls BEBT Funding Commission Meeting
Secretary Mellon, chairman of the American debt funding commission, has called a late afternoon meeting to plan presenting to Congress the American-British agreement accepted in London yesterday. The State Department notified by the British embassy that the cabinet acted favorably on the plan.
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Washington
Mellon
American Debt Funding Commission
Commission
Congress
London
State Department
Henry Clews Dies After Bronchitis in New York
Noted financier Henry Clews died at his New York home after weeks of bronchitis. A Wall Street figure, he helped organize Stout Clews Mason firm later Livermore Clews Co and Henry Clews Co. He served as government financial agent during the Civil War and advised on Japan’s financial system earning honors from Japan. He married Lucy Madison Worthington, descendant of President Madison, with homes in New York City and Newport Rhode Island.
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New York
Henry Clews
Wall
United Idshire
Eng
Stout, Clews & Mason
Livermore, Clews & Co
Henry Clews & Co
Salmon P. Chase
the Treasury
Clews
Grant
United States
Japan
Order of the Rising Sun
Mr. Clews
Iss Lucy Madison Worthington
President Madison
Andrew Lewis
General Washington
New York City
Newport
R. I
Two Barwick Boys In Auto Smash-Up
In Florence South Carolina on February 1 a collision between an automobile carrying soldiers and a wagon near here killed John Wise of Camp Bragg and left John Mitchell critically injured. Three other soldiers in the car escaped injury. R J Mallard of Barwick Georgia was said to have been driving the car and Milton Dixon of Barwick also rode in the vehicle.
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Florence
S. C
John Wise
Camp Bragg
John Mitchell
R. J. Mallard
Barwick
Milton Dixon
Mexican Vegetables Reach American Tables
Mexico City reports daily supply of Mexican tomatoes and onions to Philadelphia tables. Express rail schedules link Tamaulipas and Jalisco fields with United States points, with several hundred carloads shipped monthly.
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Mexico City
Philadelphia
Tamaulipas
Jalisco
United States
Steamship Buttonwood Ablaze in Norfolk Harbor
The steamship Buttonwood was on fire today in Lynn Haven Roads near Norfolk Virginia. Tugs with firefighting gear were requested by naval authorities to assist as the vessel stood in danger of total loss. The remainder discusses an unrelated note on ancient Greek references to the word coronation.
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Norfolk
Buttonwood
Lynn Haven Roads
Hue
Soviet Refuses Dardanelles Pact At Lausanne
Lausanne dispatch reports the Soviet government will not sign any convention or treaty giving control of the Dardanelles or Bosphorus to another power. Negotiations proceed on disputed points with America contributing to the settlement, as Lausanne moves toward a possible accord. Britain cites a French note reserving separate talks with Turkey if Lausanne fails, though officials sense renewed hope for success.
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Lausanne
Associated Press
Straits Commission
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Russia
London
France
Turkey
Peace conference holds, Turkish talks move to private talks
At Lausanne the Allied draft treaty for the Near East drew no rupture as Curzon stayed through Sunday and private negotiations sought accord. Richard Washburn Child, the American spokesman, urged rapid peace and helped align Allied and Ottoman positions. Prospects for agreement improved with arbitration over disputed points and a more moderate Ottoman stance.
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Lausanne
Marquis Curzon
Rkichard Washburn Child
Americus Firm Sells Hogs at Leslie Sale
Burke and Humber sent a truckload of hogs from Americus to the Leslie hog sale where the porkers were in fine condition and expected to fetch good prices. Several carloads were sold in Leslie Thursday with another sale planned at Americus pens on February 6.
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Burke & Humber
Americus
Leslie
Americus Pens
Appointment of Mrs Longstreet Blocked in Gainesville
Washington dispatch reports that Mrs Helen D Longstreet has not been appointed postmaster in Gainesville Georgia and is unlikely to be named now. It notes opposition by Congressman Bell and places the Ninth district representative on the committee amid uncertainty about the appointment.
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Duesseldorf
Associated Press
Ruhr
Germany
Washington
Georgia
Helen D. Longstreet
Gainesville
Bell
Longstreet
Ninth District
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